You're right that (in the anime) none of the Dark Kingdom Generals were
really killed by the Sailor Senshi...but what about Titus, from the cruise
ship episode? Clearly independent, thinking, and with her own
motive...killed by the Sailor Senshi and nobody else. Hmm.
Yes, but she is very much so an oddity. One episode out of *two*
*hundred*? And even so, her *actions* make this a case of self-defense,
just as is Sailor Moon's parrying of Kunzite's final attack, resulting in
his death. (After which she doesn't exult ... she looks almost sad.)
Being the manga hound that I am, I always find it intriguing how *many*
of the evil villains in the anime are aither converted to our side (Coaan
& company, Nephrite, etc.), or turn out to just be misunderstood (Nephrenia.
Galaxia). The only real *nasty* villains in the anime were always the
huge, malevolent shapes/voices...Metallia, Wiseman, Pharoah 90.
Fans of Nephrite better not catch the manga. He gets very little screen
time, is rather catty, and gets toasted. Wham.
This is why I recommend watching/reading *both*, as they have equal good
and bad sides. The manga is better at telling the story, and tends to
be clearer in motivations, as it doesn't have to deal with the 'just
misunderstood' issue. The anime gets to be more romantic/sweeter, and
manages to look at more of that moral ambiguity than the manga does.
--Sean Gaffney
--and I still say the end of R in the manga walks all over the anime...